On August 25, 2025, during the visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Professor Chi Fulin, President of China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD), led a delegation to Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia for a roundtable discussion. Datuk Prof. Dr. Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Chairman of ISIS Malaysia, extended a warm welcome to the delegation. The two sides held in-depth discussions on topics including China–ASEAN free trade, RCEP cooperation, and institutional collaboration.

Participants from ISIS Malaysia included Shahriman Lockman, Director of Special Projects; Arividya Arimuthu, Senior Fellow; Angeline Tan, Analyst of Foreign Policy and Security Studies; and Anis Rifhan Rosli, Researcher. Participants from CIRD included Yang Rui, Executive President of CIRD and President of RCEP Research Institute; Kuang Xianming, Vice President of CIRD and Vice President of RCEP Research Institute; Guo Da, Executive President of Hainan Institute for Free Trade Port Studies (HIFTPS); Li Chun, Director of CIRD–GRANDALL Center of FTP Law Studies; and Wang Yuehong, Assistant Researcher of RCEP Research Institute, CIRD.